Percentage of Patients Whose Current Medicines Are Documented and Reconciled at Admission

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Development of Quality Indicators for Older Persons’ Transitions across Care Settings
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Medication-Related

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients whose current medicines are documented and reconciled at admission

Numerator

Number of patients whose current medicines are documented and reconciled at admission

Denominator

Number of patient records in sample

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Tate K, Lee S, Rowe BH, Cummings GE, Holroyd-Leduc J, Reid RC, El-Bialy R, Bakal J, Estabrooks CA, Anderson C, & Cummings GG. (2022). Quality Indicators for Older Persons’ Transitions in Care: A Systematic Review and Delphi Process. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement 41(1), 40–54. doi.org/10.1017/S0714980820000446 Health Quality Ontario. (2021). System performance: Indicator library. www.hqontario.ca/System-Performance. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Inc. (2014). National quality use of medicines indicators for Australian hospitals (ACSQHC), Sydney. Retrieved 26 January 2021 from www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/SAQ127National QUMIndicatorsV14-FINAL-D14-39602.pdf

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
31 March 2026